GLOSSARY

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SALMONELLA ENTERIDITES
A bacterium found in the intestinal tracts of a variety of animals. If it is consumed in high enough doses, it may cause illness in a human.
SCRAPE
A shallow depression in the ground made to contain eggs; a type of nest.
SPHERICAL
Refers to a rounded egg shape. Owls and kingfishers have spherical eggs.
YOLK
The main nutritive portion of the egg. It is spherical in shape and light yellow to orange in colour.